Cover Picture: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

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Editorial

Cautious Optimism for Photonics in 2021: Photonics benefit from being crucial for recession‐proof key markets such as quantum technology, medical, life sciences and defense

• Basil Garabet

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Contents: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

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News: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

• Pages: 4-10
• First Page
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Products: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

• Pages: 11-13
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Communications: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

• Pages: 14-18
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Organizations & Initiatives: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

• Pages: 20-22
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Portrait

“We Are Going to Enable a New Wave of Safe Connectivity”: Portrait of Carlos Abellan, CEO of Quside

• Jose Pozo (EPIC)

• Pages: 23-25
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Industry Report

“Invest in Photonics Now to Fight Infectious Diseases!”: Strong investment will help prevent the death of an unimaginable number of people and prepare us against future pandemics

• Dr Jürgen Popp (Leibniz IPHT)

• Pages: 26-27
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Market Report

Compact Spectrometers: Technologies, Market Trends and Needs: Disruptive chip‐size technologies will play the dominant role for miniature, micro and chip‐sized devices

• Jacek Kulakowski
• Benoît d'Humières (both: Tematys)

• Pages: 28-30
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Technology Report

Photonic Technologies are ‘Invading’ Food Industry: Spectroscopy revolutionizes quality, safety, integrity and taste of food

• Elena Beletkaia (EPIC)

• Pages: 31-33
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Communications: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

• Pages: 34-35
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Spectroscopy

QCL Dual‐Comb Spectroscopy Matures for Applications: What reaction monitoring and process analytics can gain from integrated QCL mid‐IR dual‐comb spectrometers

• Markus Geiser
• Raphael Horvath
• Jakob Hayden (all: IRsweep)

• Pages: 36-39
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MIR Spectroscopy for Continuous Control and Monitoring of Metabolites: Tackling inefficient bioprocesses, one – continuous – step at a time

• Géraldine Baekelandt
• Anja Müller (both: Irubis)

• Pages: 40-44
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A New ‘Hera’ in Hyperspectral Imaging: Low light applications come into range thanks to a novel camera system

• Fabrizio Preda
• Antonio Perri
• Dario Polli (all: Nireos)

• Pages: 45-49
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MIR Spectroscopy: The Medical Diagnosis Swiss Knife? Accessing global information, useful for fast detection of various diseases

• Hugues Tariel
• Olivier Sire (both: Diafir)

• Pages: 50-53
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Microscopy

Could Your Smartphone Analyze the Coronavirus on Surfaces?: Project Chipscope brings nano‐level microscopy into the field

• Koen Mortelmans

• Pages: 54-55
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Biophotonics

Flow Cytometry for Immunology Research: New multiwavelength engines support medical applications

• Ingo Waldeck
• Matthias Schulze (both: Coherent)

• Pages: 56-59
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Optical Measurement Technology

The Hybrid Autocollimator: Upgrading a century‐old instrument technology to lead the way for modern intricate laser & optical measurements

• Oren Aharon (Duma Optronics)
• Itai Vishnia (PLX Inc.)

• Pages: 60-63
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Optical Components

Essential Materials and Processes for Nano‐Imprinted Optics: High refractive index resins for diffractive optics

• Jukka Perento
• Robert Roozeman
• Mikko Poutanen
• Janne Kylmä
• Juha Rantala (all: Inkron Oy)

• Pages: 64-68
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Laser Cutting

And… Cut!: Innovative laser cutting technologies in photovoltaics

• Eckhard Schäfer (Photonics Systems Group)

• Pages: 69-71
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The First Coupling of a Laser Beam to a Water Jet: How a miniature dental hand tool started a revolution in cool laser machining

• Nitin Shankar

• Pages: 72-76
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Preview: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

• Pages: 77
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Preview: Special Issue

• Pages: 78-79
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Calendar

• Pages: 80
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Meetings: PhotonicsViews 1/2021

• Pages: 81-84
• First Page
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Buyers' Guide

• Pages: 85-87
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Index & Masthead

Company Index

• Pages: 89
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